The UPSC Combined Defence Services I Examination 2015 will be held at the following centres :

Agartala

45

Gangtok

42

Panaji (Goa)

36

Ahmedabad

01

Hyderabad

10

Patna

15

Aizawl

47

Imphal

44

Port Blair

37

Allahabad

02

Itanagar

48

Raipur

49

Bangalore

03

Jaipur

11

Ranchi

41

Bareily

54

Jammu

34

Sambalpur

53

Bhopal

04

Jorhat

46

Shillong

16

Chandigarh

35

Kochi

24

Shimla

17

Chennai

12

Kohima

43

Srinagar

18

Cuttack

07

Kolkata

06

Thiruvanathapuram

19

Dehradun

14

Lucknow

26

Tirupati

50

Delhi

08

Madurai

40

Udaipur

52

Dharwad

39

Mumbai

05

Vishakhapatnam

51

Dispur

09

Nagpur

13

Area Code for Remote Areas and Abroad :

Area

Code

Area

Code

Assam

01

Sikkim

08

Meghalaya

02

Jammu & Kashmir

09

Arunachal Pradesh

03

Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh

10

Mizoram

04

Andaman & Nicobar Island

11

Manipur

05

Lakshadweep

12

Nagaland

06

Abroad

13

Tripura

07

Applicants should note that there will be a ceiling on the number of candidates allotted to each of the centres except Chennai, Delhi, Dispur, Kolkata and Nagpur. Allotment of Centres will be on the first-apply-first-allot basis and once the capacity of a particular centre is attained, the same will be frozen. Applicants, who cannot get a centre of their choice due to ceiling, will be required to choose a Centre from the remaining ones. Applicants are, thus, advised that they may apply early so that they could get a Centre of their choice.

NB : Notwithstanding the aforesaid provision, Union Public Service Commission reserve the right to change the CDS 1 Exam centres at their discretion if the situation demands. Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table and place or places of examination. Candidates should note that no request for change of centre will be granted.

Note : While filling in his / her online Application Form, the candidates should carefully decide about his / her choice for the centre for the CDS 1 examination. If any candidate appears at a Centre / Paper other than the one indicated by the Union Public Service Commission in his / her Admission Certificate, the papers of such a candidate will not be valued and his / her candidature will be liable to cancellation.

Important Note for UPSC CDS Exam I 2015 :

1. Candidates to ensure their eligibility for the UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination I 2015 :

The candidates applying for the UPSC CDS I examination 2015 should ensure that they fulfil all eligibility condition for admission to the UPSC Combined Defence Services examination I 2015. Their admission at all the stages of the UPSC CDS examination I 2015 will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of Admission Certificate to the candidate will not imply that his / her candidature has been finally cleared by the Union Public Service Commission.

Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents will be taken up only after the candidate has qualified for UPSC Combined Defence Services I 2015 Interview / Personality Test.

Candidates are required to apply UPSC CDS 1 Exam Online only, by using the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in. Detailed instructions are available on the above mentioned website. Brief instructions for filling up the Online Application form for UPSC CDS I 2015 Exam have been given in the Appendix II.

3. Last Date for Submission of Online Applications for UPSC CDS Exam I 2015 :

The Online applications for UPSC Combined Defence Services Exam I 2015 can be filled upto 08.12.2014 till 11.59 PM after which the link will be disabled.

4. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card for CDS 1 Exam 2015 three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The UPSC CDS 1 Exam e-Admit Card 2015 will be made available on the UPSC website [ www.upsc.gov.in ] for downloading by candidates. No e-Admit Card will be sent by post. All the applicants are required to provide valid & active e-mail id. While filling up CDS 2015 online application form as the Commission may use electronic mode for contacting them.

5. Penalty for Wrong Answers :

Candidates should note that there will be penalty ( Negative Marking ) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.

6. For both writing and marking answers in the OMR sheet [ Answer Sheet ], candidates must use black ball pen only. Pens with any other colours are prohibited. Do not use Pencil or Ink pen. Candidates should note that any omission / mistake / discrepancy in encoding / filling of details in the OMR answer sheet, especially with regard to Roll Number and Test Booklet Series Code, will render the answer sheet liable for rejection. Candidates are further advised to read carefully the “Special Instructions” contained in Appendix – III of the Notice.

7. Facilitation Counter for Guidance of Candidates :

In case of any guidance / information / clarification regarding their UPSC CDS Exam I 2015 application form, candidature etc. Candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over Telephone no. 011-23385271 / 011-23381125 / 011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs.

8. Mobile Phones Banned :

Mobile phones, pagers, bluetooth or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises where the UPSC CDS examination I 2015 is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.

Candidates are advised in their own interest not be bring any of the banned items including mobile phones / pagers, bluetooth or any valuable / costly items to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safekeeping cannot be assured.

Candidates are required to apply CDS 1 Exam 2015 only through online mode. No other mode for submission of application is allowed.

sir i want to change my exam center from mumbai to udaipur(rajasthan) bcoz i think i will be in rajasthan on 12th of feb and i dont want to miss my cds 1 exams………….pls do reply my question as soon as possible.i will be waiting for u guideance…..

The Exam centres for CDS Exam I 2012 and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission. While every effort will be made to allot the candidates to the centre of their choice for CDS I examination, the Union Public Service Commission may, at their discretion allot a different centre to a candidate, when circumstances so warrant. Candidates admitted to the CDS examination I will be informed of the time table and place or places of UPSC examination.

Candidates should note that no request for change of centre will normally be granted. When a candidate, however, desires a change in centre from the one he / she had indicated in his / her application form for the Combined Defence Services Examination I, he / she must send a letter addressed to the Controller of Examinations, Union Public Service Commission, giving full justification as to why he / she desires a change in centre.

Such requests will be considered on merits but requests received after the 28th December 2012 will not be entertained under any circumstances.

Its not possible to change the exam centre for you, the date has exceeded. So please manage as possible.

I wants to change my exam centre from nagpur to delhi because i am in delhi on 16 February 2013. and my CDS Exam (I) 2013 is on 17 February 2013. So please give me Examination Controller’s Address so that I can sent written Application for change in Exam Centre. Hope you will help me.

sir, i got the printout of my hall ticket. i want to know that we ill get some other notification also for the exam or the hall tick which i got online is enough.and how ill i get the address of the exam center and all other details pl tell.its my first time so pl tell clearly and fully.

sir,
I have not get my hall ticket for cds exam?and my exam is held on 12 feb 2012 in cochi i have no details about my center .so i expect ur kind information that only to help.
please help me …..
i am waiting for ur reply

sir, I want to change my centre from New Delhi to Kolkata because my sister marriage is fixed on the same day at Kolkata. I am working in defence services as PBOR so you know sir how important this exam is for me. my roll no is 057782. SIR PLEASE DO THE NEEDFUL

sir,
i have applied for cdsII 2012 through online, but it is mndotary for me to change my examination cetre due to unexpected move to some other place which is far away from the exam cetre which i have applied for.
my doubt is that , shall i apply for second time through online for the same exam with different exam centre by online with all new?

Sir I want to change my center of examination from delhi to lucknow because when I filled the form I was in DELHI but due to some reason I can not go back to Delhi so pls suggest me for change the center in Lucknow.Sir can I fill the form again?

ksh Premchand :Sir I want to change my center of examination from IMPHAL to BANGALORE because when I filled the form I was in IMPHAL but due to some reason I can not go back to IMPHAL so pls suggest me for change the center in bangALORE